Credit: Nancy Lane

Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton (18) drinks during a break in practice at the TD Garden.

The last time Nathan Horton played any kind of role in a Bruins playoff game, it was a spiritual one.

Knocked out of the 2011 Stanley Cup finals with a concussion, Horton was seen pouring some water from the Garden ice over the Rogers Arena sheet in Vancouver to give his teammates a little extra mojo to bring home the Game 7 victory.

Horton also had to miss the playoffs last year due to a second concussion.

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